A young hockey player is fighting for his life after being struck by a drunk driver.

A report from the Times News Paper says that 20 year old Tyler Hoffman a university student, has the fight of his life after a carelessness drunk driver hit him with a car.

Hoffman was in Waunakee, Wisconsin for an ice fishing trip with pals when he was hit head-on by a truck driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver.

Hoffman's mother said her son suffered a grade 3 diffuse axonal injury as well as a brain injury that can be fatal.

She was also worried that her son wasn't going to survive, thank god he's been getting a tad better everyday.

We wish Tyler Hoffman a speedy recovery.

Credit: HockeyFeed
Young hockey player in the fight of his life after being struck by alleged drunk driver.

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